Fall 2026 First Half - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 28, 2026.
Fall 2026 First Half - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 28, 2026.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Last day to add without a permission code
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 28, 2026.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 28, 2026.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, August 28, 2026, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
PhD Proposal Defense - Jonas Merrell
Mechanical Engineering
A Doctor of Philosophy Proposal Defense Entitled:
An Interpretable Machine Learning Framework for Rapid Certification by Analysis of Additively Manufactured Components
By: Jonas Merrell
Date: Aug 31, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: MEK 3350
Committee Members:
Jacob Hochhalter
Ashley Spear
Mike Kirby
Amir Arzani
Patrick Leser
Project Summary
Certifying additively manufactured (AM) components for flight-critical service currently relies on extensive, costly mechanical testing, in part because existing analysis tools each address only part of the problem: microstructure-aware models such as crystal plasticity finite element (CPFE) simulations capture local crack-initiation mechanisms but are computationally expensive. Purely data-driven machine learning (ML) surrogates fail to capture complex physics within a polycrystal. Linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) accurately models long crack growth using stress intensity factors (SIFs). Handbook SIF solutions are lightweight and physically grounded but…
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, August 31, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Grad Seminar: Florian Solzbacher
Electrical & Computer Engineering
The confluence of Artificial Intelligence and Brain Computer Interface: an inflection point enabling next generation multi-modal decoding of higher order intention
The talk will briefly review the last decade of advances and world first’s in Brain Computer Interfaces in human subjects, identify and discuss the core hardware and software challenges that limit widespread use and provide an outlook into a 30 year roadmap of where these technologies could go. The talk will discuss recent materials, hardware and software advances, e.g. in the building of foundational models for the brain including their interfaces to Vision Language Action Models VLAMs as e.g. used in advanced robotics and the enabling hardware and materials advances that power them.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 3:05 PM – 3:55 PM.
Fall 2026 - Deadline to apply for graduation
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 4, 2026.
For more info visit registrar.utah.edu. Fall 2026 - Tuition payment due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 4, 2026.
For more info visit bursar.utah.edu. Fall 2026 Full Term - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 4, 2026.
Holiday: Labor Day
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 7, 2026.
Grad Seminar: Masood Parvania
Electrical & Computer Engineering
"Data and AI for Power Grid Resilience to Extreme Weather Events"
Many communities across the world are experiencing more frequent and severe extreme weather disturbances such as wildfires, heatwaves, drought, storms, rising sea levels, and flooding, which not only pose threats to human health, and the environment but also affect the ability of the power grid to continue powering the communities. This requires upgrading the operation of power grid from passive and manual applications to making complex decisions in real-time tofacilitate the automated recovery of the system after major disturbances. This talk will review the application of various AI and ML techniques for detection, response and mitigation of cyber anomalies and extreme weather events in power distribution systems.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 3:05 PM – 3:55 PM.
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Shawn Owen
Biomedical Engineering
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 11, 2026, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
Fall 2026 - Census deadline
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 14, 2026.
ECE Welcome Back BBQ
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
Fall 2026 First Half - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 18, 2026.
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Sarah Gullbrand
Biomedical Engineering
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 18, 2026, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
19th International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems
Electrical & Computer Engineering
The University of Utah, in partnership with the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) is proud to host the 2026 International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS), to be held September 21–24, 2026, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Held biennially, PMAPS brings together engineers, scientists, and industry professionals to share cutting-edge research, exchange ideas, and explore collaboration opportunities in the power systems sector. As a leader in power and energy systems research, the University of Utah is partnering with WECC, North America’s largest reliability coordinating council, to deliver a dynamic, well-organized, and memorable conference experience.
The PMAPS 2026 conference theme: Towards Reliable Power Grids in the age of AI and Large Loads
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the energy landscape — both as an unprecedented source of demand through large-scale computing and data centers, and as a transformative tool for operating and securing the grid.…
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 21, 2026 – Thursday, September 24, 2026.
For more info visit pmaps2026.utah.edu. Chair's List
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, September 21, 2026, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, September 25, 2026, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
UBEC Networking Night
Biomedical Engineering
The Utah Biomedical Engineering Conference (UBEC) Committee is honored to announce the 21st annual UBEC conference held on October 1st-2nd.
Networking night will be held Thursday October 1 evening at the University of Utah Alumni house on the University of Utah main campus. The event will include a keynote speaker, an alumni panel, and time for discussion and connection with Utah Industry. A light dinner will be served, so come hungry!
Timing is subject to change due to ongoing planning. Will update with more details as the event gets closer
Contact us at ubec-info@utah.edu or visit our website, ubec.bme.utah.edu, for more information.
Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Fall 2026 First Half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 2, 2026.
Utah Biomedical Engineering Conference
Biomedical Engineering
The Utah Biomedical Engineering Conference (UBEC) Committee is honored to announce the 21st annual UBEC conference held on October 1st-2nd.
The UBEC Conference will take place at the S.J. Quinney College of Law on campus all day Friday October 2. This all-day event features oral and poster presentations from incredible students across multiple universities. A keynote speaker, to be announced later, will present and breakfast and lunch will be served.
Timing is subject to change due to ongoing planning. Will update with more details as the event gets closer
Contact us at ubec-info@utah.edu or visit our website, ubec.bme.utah.edu, for more information.
Campus Locations: Quinney College of Law - S. J. (LAW). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 2, 2026, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
STEM Safety Day
Free seminars, trainings and session for faculty, staff and students. Breakfast and Lunch provided. Space is limited.
Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
For more info visit science.utah.edu. Fall 2026 First Half - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 9, 2026.
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Heath Henninger
Biomedical Engineering
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 9, 2026, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
Fall 2026 - Fall Break (Oct 10-18)
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, October 10, 2026 – Sunday, October 18, 2026.
Fall 2026 First Half - First-half grades due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
For more info visit registrar.utah.edu. Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 16, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, October 19, 2026.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 23, 2026.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 23, 2026.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 30, 2026.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, October 30, 2026, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Bumsoo Han
Biomedical Engineering
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 13, 2026.
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Robin Shaw
Biomedical Engineering
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Holiday: Thanksgiving Break
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 26, 2026 – Friday, November 27, 2026.